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8-MGD Gletscherexpress
Valley station
Mountain station
Valley station
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Place | Soelden |
| resort | ?? |
| Region | Tyrol |
| Country | |
| Name of lift | Gletscherexpress |
| Type | 8-MGD |
| Lift manufacturer | Doppelmayr |
| Year of construction | 1998 |
| Commissioning date | 1998 |
| Infos for handicapped persons |
|---|
| Sorry, no information available. |
| Characteristics |
|---|
| Connection from the winter ski resort to the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers. Three lattice-towers (59m, 30m and 28m high). Evacuation ropeway with three evacuation trolleys. Bottom station length: UNI XL Top station length: UNI XL Tire conveyors in the contour are powered by electric motors. Sheave types 403 (combo) and 501 (support). Motor: ELIN EST 280 LK Gearbox: Lohmann GPW 245 S 66 Service brake: 1x Type D Safety brake: 1x 50 kN Emergency drive: Cummins 6 BTA 5.9 (177 BHP) Haul rope construction: 6x36 Warrington Seale (Left lang lay sS) Automatic garage. |
| geometric data | |
|---|---|
| Height of valley station | 2672 m |
| Height of mountain station | 2756 m |
| Vertical rise | 84 m |
| Route distance | 1593,5 m |
| Horizontal length | 1590,8 m |
| Average incline | 5,30 % |
| Largest incline | 19,80 % |
| Number of pillars | 7 Stk |
| Greatest spanwidth | ?? m |
| Max ground clearance | ?? m |
| Trackwidth drive | 5,50 m |
| Trackwidth line | 5,50 m |
| Trackwidth return | 5,50 m |
| Angle of wrap (drive wheel) | ?? ° |
| Drive altitude of site | ?? m |
| Maximum capacity | 2400 Pers/h |
| Travel time | 4,5 min |
| Driving speed line | 6,0 m/s |
| Driving speed station | 0,3 m/s |
| electrical data | |
|---|---|
| Electrical control | Elin |
| Remote control and telemonitoring system | ?? |
| Power control system | Elin |
| Number of drive | 1 Stk |
| Drive power (Start) | 373 kW |
| Drive power (Operation) | 292 kW |
| Brake power | -112 kW |
| Continuous brake power | ?? kW |
| Driving station | Valley station |
| Drive type | electrical |
| Traction of drive | electromechanical |
| Emergency drive | diesel engine |
| Traction of emergency drive | hydrostatic |
| cabins data | |
|---|---|
| Grip type | DT 108 |
| Cab manufacturer | CWA |
| Cab model | OMEGA III-8 |
| Seating | carpet |
| Seat heater | no |
| Heater | no |
| Aircon | no |
| Persons per cab | 8 |
| Number of cabs | 54 Stk |
| Cab distance | 72 m |
| Cab interval | 12 s |
| Garage type | underground |
| Garage place | valley station |
| Garage direction | forward |
| Loading direction | forward |
| rope data | |
|---|---|
| Rope manufacturer | Fatzer |
| Length of haul rope | 3257 m |
| Total weight of haul rope | ?? t |
| Haul rope diameter | 46 mm |
| Nominal strength of haul rope | 2060 N/mm² |
| Breaking strength of rope | 1792 kN |
| Tensionstation haulrope | Mountain station |
| Tension type | hydraulical (controlled) |
| Tension way | ?? m |
| miscellaneous data | |
|---|---|
| Transport uphill | 100 % |
| Transport downhill | 100 % |
| Drive direction | right |
| Construction costs | ?? ATS |
| Currency (Construction costs) | Austrian schilling |
| Construction period | 4,5 months |
| Seasontime | ❄ winter |
| Evacuation ropeway | yes |
| Integrated rescue system | no |
| Rope position control | no |
| Autonomous ropeway | no |
| Asset number (Trail map) | D53 |
Updates
Datas: 8 apr 2022
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
29066 visit(s) since 20 nov 2002
Last visit 24 okt 2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 46
Place-ID: 1
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/46/datas.htm
Datas: 8 apr 2022
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
29066 visit(s) since 20 nov 2002
Last visit 24 okt 2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 46
Place-ID: 1
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/46/datas.htm